Question 1

Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  an act of kindness 
B)  a train 
C)  a flash drive 
D)  a house 
A)  an act of kindness 
B)  a train 
C)  a flash drive 
D)  a house A

Question 2

What is the relationship between cultural relativism and ethnocentrism? Provide definitions of both and provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Cultural relativism is examining a society within the context of that society's problems and opportunities.Ethnocentrism is believing one's culture is superior and the basis of comparison of all other cultures.Examples provided by the students will vary.

Question 3

According to conflict theorists,ideology is a tool used by the elite to maintain their position of dominance in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Outline the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and offer an example that demonstrates the hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is

Question 5

Taboos do not really exist in modern societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which term refers to the assumption that one's own culture and way of life are superior to all others?

Accepted Answer

A)  group superiority 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  the authoritarian personality 
D)  self-centredness 
A)  group superiority 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  the authoritarian personality 
D)  self-centredness

Question 7

Which statement would best summarize the ideas of Sapir and Whorf?

Accepted Answer

A)  All indigenous languages are part of one language family. 
B)  There really are no words and phrases unique to Canada. 
C)  Language shapes reality for those experiencing it. 
D)  In Canada,more people speak Aboriginal languages than speak immigrant languages. 
A)  All indigenous languages are part of one language family. 
B)  There really are no words and phrases unique to Canada. 
C)  Language shapes reality for those experiencing it. 
D)  In Canada,more people speak Aboriginal languages than speak immigrant languages.

Question 8

Which of the following best defines "ideology"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a set of ideas that support the needs and views of a particular group 
B)  a coherent set of political ideas that can be empirically examined 
C)  a type of sociological theory 
D)  the treatment of cultural heroes as idols 
A)  a set of ideas that support the needs and views of a particular group 
B)  a coherent set of political ideas that can be empirically examined 
C)  a type of sociological theory 
D)  the treatment of cultural heroes as idols

Question 9

Which statement best defines "high culture"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to the influence of cannabis use on contemporary films,books,and television. 
B)  It prevents social reproduction of the classes. 
C)  It includes opera and Shakespeare Festivals. 
D)  It is rarely associated with status symbols. 
A)  It refers to the influence of cannabis use on contemporary films,books,and television. 
B)  It prevents social reproduction of the classes. 
C)  It includes opera and Shakespeare Festivals. 
D)  It is rarely associated with status symbols.

Question 10

High culture in Canada includes symbols such as maple syrup,Canadian beer,and poutine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Jolene texts her boyfriend that she is running late.She ends the text with "XO." According to the text,what label can be given to the "XO"?

Accepted Answer

A)  technological change 
B)  an informal norm 
C)  diffusion 
D)  a symbol 
A)  technological change 
B)  an informal norm 
C)  diffusion 
D)  a symbol

Question 12

What is an emblem?

Accepted Answer

A)  nonverbal signals that are cultural universals 
B)  forms of speech which are used in formal situations 
C)  gestures with direct verbal equivalents 
D)  untranslatable phrases 
A)  nonverbal signals that are cultural universals 
B)  forms of speech which are used in formal situations 
C)  gestures with direct verbal equivalents 
D)  untranslatable phrases

Question 13

What is a cultural omnivore?

Accepted Answer

A)  someone with the resources to consume as much elite culture as they wish to consume 
B)  someone whose cultural preferences are focused on culinary tastes 
C)  someone who consumes elements of both popular and high culture 
D)  someone who has no real appreciation of the culture which they consume 
A)  someone with the resources to consume as much elite culture as they wish to consume 
B)  someone whose cultural preferences are focused on culinary tastes 
C)  someone who consumes elements of both popular and high culture 
D)  someone who has no real appreciation of the culture which they consume

Question 14

Which statement does NOT accurately describe cultural universals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural universals include appearance,activities,institutions,and customary practices. 
B)  The specific form of cultural universals is constant from one time to another within the same group. 
C)  The specific form of cultural universals is constant from one group to another. 
D)  Sociologists are in agreement that cultural universals are the result of functional necessity. 
A)  Cultural universals include appearance,activities,institutions,and customary practices. 
B)  The specific form of cultural universals is constant from one time to another within the same group. 
C)  The specific form of cultural universals is constant from one group to another. 
D)  Sociologists are in agreement that cultural universals are the result of functional necessity.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

Accepted Answer

A)  the law against selling heavily addictive drugs 
B)  the rule about talking in a movie theater 
C)  child sexual abuse 
D)  the rule about incest 
A)  the law against selling heavily addictive drugs 
B)  the rule about talking in a movie theater 
C)  child sexual abuse 
D)  the rule about incest

Question 16

The first language Angela learned to speak was Italian and she still understands and speaks the language.We can say that Italian is her "Native language."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the text,which of the following is a core Canadian value?

Accepted Answer

A)  accommodation and tolerance 
B)  pay equity and employment equity 
C)  honesty and justice 
D)  kindness and love 
A)  accommodation and tolerance 
B)  pay equity and employment equity 
C)  honesty and justice 
D)  kindness and love

Question 18

The title "firefighter" was introduced to reduce gendered cultural constructions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language imprisons people. 
B)  Language is common to both animals and humans. 
C)  Language shapes how its speakers view reality. 
D)  Language is less important than symbols in determining how we view the world. 
A)  Language imprisons people. 
B)  Language is common to both animals and humans. 
C)  Language shapes how its speakers view reality. 
D)  Language is less important than symbols in determining how we view the world.

Question 20

Which term refers to a group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviours that differ in some significant way from that of the larger society?

Accepted Answer

A)  a subculture 
B)  a counterculture 
C)  a contraculture 
D)  an ethnic neighbourhood 
A)  a subculture 
B)  a counterculture 
C)  a contraculture 
D)  an ethnic neighbourhood

Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?

What is the relationship between cultural relativism and ethnocentrism? Provide definitions of both and provide examples.

According to conflict theorists,ideology is a tool used by the elite to maintain their position of dominance in society.

Outline the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and offer an example that demonstrates the hypothesis.

Taboos do not really exist in modern societies.

Which term refers to the assumption that one's own culture and way of life are superior to all others?

Which statement would best summarize the ideas of Sapir and Whorf?

Which of the following best defines "ideology"?

Which statement best defines "high culture"?

High culture in Canada includes symbols such as maple syrup,Canadian beer,and poutine.

Jolene texts her boyfriend that she is running late.She ends the text with "XO." According to the text,what label can be given to the "XO"?

What is an emblem?

What is a cultural omnivore?

Which statement does NOT accurately describe cultural universals?

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

The first language Angela learned to speak was Italian and she still understands and speaks the language.We can say that Italian is her "Native language."

According to the text,which of the following is a core Canadian value?

The title "firefighter" was introduced to reduce gendered cultural constructions.

What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argue?

Which term refers to a group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviours that differ in some significant way from that of the larger society?

Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology

Applying Sociological Research Methods

Socialization: the Self and Social Identity

Social Inequality in Canadian Society

Mass Media: Living in the Electronic Age

Sex, gender, and Sexualities: Deconstructing Dualisms

Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others

Canadian Families: Past, present, and Future

Learning What Is True: Religion,science,and Education

Social Control, deviance, and Crime

Health and Illness: Is It Lifestyle or Something More

Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Going Green: Environmental Sociology

Globalization: the Interconnected World

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Exam 3: I Am Canadian: What Is Canadian Culture

Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?

What is the relationship between cultural relativism and ethnocentrism? Provide definitions of both and provide examples.

According to conflict theorists,ideology is a tool used by the elite to maintain their position of dominance in society.

Outline the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and offer an example that demonstrates the hypothesis.

Taboos do not really exist in modern societies.

Which term refers to the assumption that one's own culture and way of life are superior to all others?

Which statement would best summarize the ideas of Sapir and Whorf?

Which of the following best defines "ideology"?

Which statement best defines "high culture"?

High culture in Canada includes symbols such as maple syrup,Canadian beer,and poutine.

Jolene texts her boyfriend that she is running late.She ends the text with "XO." According to the text,what label can be given to the "XO"?

What is an emblem?

What is a cultural omnivore?

Which statement does NOT accurately describe cultural universals?

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

The first language Angela learned to speak was Italian and she still understands and speaks the language.We can say that Italian is her "Native language."

According to the text,which of the following is a core Canadian value?

The title "firefighter" was introduced to reduce gendered cultural constructions.

What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argue?

Which term refers to a group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviours that differ in some significant way from that of the larger society?

Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology

Applying Sociological Research Methods

Socialization: the Self and Social Identity

Social Inequality in Canadian Society

Mass Media: Living in the Electronic Age

Sex, gender, and Sexualities: Deconstructing Dualisms

Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others

Canadian Families: Past, present, and Future

Learning What Is True: Religion,science,and Education

Social Control, deviance, and Crime

Health and Illness: Is It Lifestyle or Something More

Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Going Green: Environmental Sociology

Globalization: the Interconnected World

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